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To take the edge off of the big day tomorrow, I figured I'd pop on in and give you a distraction from things.  Hear any good albums lately?  I have.  Especially: Geordie Greep "The New Sound" I've always wanted to connect with Black Midi, but never quite got there.  Helfire (2022) had it's moments, but the back half actively pissed me off.  Geordie Greep's vocal delivery drove me up the wall most of the time.  So you wouldn't think I'd be eager to hear an album from said frontman, but I heard a few clips and knew I had to give this a shot. What got me in the door is there's more melody on this album; it gives me something to hang onto 'midst the maelstrom.  Black Midi is a whirling dervish of chaos (and this album is too, buckle up), but most times it's weird without earning its strangeness.  That's a recipe to breed annoyance rather than wonder.   Here, I feel there's a few elements that give The New Sound a solid grounding: 70&#